A tale of two cities…

Which looks more like a place where serious and meaningful research gets done?

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2 Responses to “A tale of two cities…”

  1. twasher Says:
    June 25, 2008 at 8:30 am

    Till now, I still don’t understand why the government, when considering how to boost scientific research in Singapore, decided to start a completely separate pseudo-corporate entity like A*, rather than build on the existing universities. I also don’t get the NRF-A* split.

  2. Lab Rat Says:
    June 27, 2008 at 1:27 am

    Corporate/government politics has always been irrational.

    On the whole though, I view it as a positive development. There is some overlap in the research areas of NRF and A*STAR, and some amount of local competition would be good. Currently it’s way too easy to get project funding, and there’s quite a few projects that are long past their sell-by date but are still kept alive because of it (plus, that’s one way of making sure researchers stay put). A bit of competition would get rid of the deadwood and keep the rest of the researchers on their toes.

    Besides, if you can’t compete, there’s always the option of collaboration.

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